The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-17
NEPTUNE'S DAUGHTERS.
THE SAVANNAH YACHT CLUB GEL
EBEATES LADIES DAY.

the 2inga and Jennie S-The 2iDga
Wins by Half Minute-A Foul Dis
putes the Victory in the First Class
a Hop Closes the Day.
The doors Of the Savannah Yacht Club
house were thrown wide open Yesterday for
the reception of the ladies in whose honor
the races of the day were sailed, and a count
less number of the fair friends of the club
were on hand to grace the occasion. The
wharf was filled with ladies and their eS-
corts an hour before the time for the
race to start, and not the least pleas
ant part of the day was spent there.
About o'clock the captains began getting
their boats in order and the sliffs began
coming in for the precious freight they were
TO take aboard and each returned we'll
loaded with the guests of the day who were
TO lend their presence to the varions com
petitors for the silver pitchers that awaited
thevictors. At4:06 o'clock Commodore Hone
fired the firstgu Sails were hoisted and the
trim yachts sailed up above the imaginary
line from which they were to start a good
breeze was blowing. Although it was not
stiff enough to make a speedy race, still it
was strong enough for ladies' day and filed
the sails nicely.
THE START.
At 4 :16 the starting gun was fired, and
the race began. Three minutes after the
firing of the gun the Eta passed over the
line, and sailed smoothly down to the point
Two minutes later the Claude went over,
and in minute more the Vernon. These
comprised the first class, and they started
out beautifully, with every sail well set. AT
4:22 the gun doomed again, this time for
the second elias, and the Chance, the club
boat crossed tha lima within hut four co,.-
onds, followed by the Jennie
s., which preceded the Zinga
Just 10 seconds. A race between
the Jennie S. and Zinga always excites in
terest, but on account of the presence of the
ladies the interest was boiled down'and con-
centrated. The other boats were almost I'M
noticed. Everyone was watching these
two, over which there is so much rivalry,
and the eyes of the spectators were riveted
on them from the beginning to the end of
the race. On account of the quick start of
the Chance and the fleetness of the Jennie
S. and Zinga, all the boats punched after
the point was rounded ana the fleet sailed for
some distance en- masse until a shift in the
wind forced them to tack, then they scat
tered.
THE RACE BETWEEN THE FAvoRITES.
The Eta led for awhile; then the favor
lite pair got the wind and outsailed every
thing. No accidents occurred; nothing TO
check the speed happened, and they sailed
wing and wing to the stake boat at the
mouth of Herb river and turned it one after
the other as closely as one boat could follow
another. The return then began. Up the
river they sailed, their speed being so nearly
equal that it was impossible for one on the
wharf to notice an increase or dimu-
milton of the distance between them.
The Zinga gained slightly at the point, how
ever and led from that to the stake boat.
which She rounded first tho Torraia . b,tf
few seconds behind her. Again these white
wings started on their course and down to
Herb river they sailed as though the dis
lance between them was Interchangeable.
The Zinga rounded the stake boat first and
they sailed up to within half mile of the
point.
THE zINGA WINS
There the Jennie S. began to lead, and she
increased the distance between herself and
her competitor steadily for awhile, but then
the Zinga began to show her worth. In but
a short time she closed upon the Jennie s.,
then passed her and sailed ahead. This lead
was maintained until the point was reached,
and in rounding it the Jennie S. gained
some of the distance, but on the stretch to
the stake boat the Zinga still had good
lead and she kept it, turning in advance of
the Jennie s.. and crossing the line at ::}3 30,
the Jennie following at 5:34:15
The victorious Zinga was hailed with
shouts OF welcome as she passed the wharf,
and the Jennie s, too, was cheered for her
efforts, The second class boats led the first
class by good long distance and their sails
were on the decks when the Claude was seen
coming up on the last turn. The Eta, her
competitor, was some distance behind, and
it was evident that the Claude had the race,
but when she turned the stakeboat she lost
the wind.
A FOUL.
Tha fida hod nd 4I,o
drifting helplessly with it. 1t had been run
over near the marshes and there was a good
distance between her and the stake boat,
but she was drifting toward it fast and the
distance between them was rapidly narrow
ing. Meanwhile the Eta had come up and
turned the stake-boat, and she too was
becalmed. Both the boats lay there and
every one was watching to see which would
get out first, when the Claude drifted
against the Eta and then interest died out,
for it was certain there was foul some
where. Both got out later and the Claude
crossed the line at 5:56:50, the Eta at
5:57:1S.
When the Captains of the respective boats
came ashore the foul was claimed by the
Eta and denied by the Claude, the former
claiming that the latter forced her on the
stake boat, while the latter asserted that the
Eta crowded in when she knew there was
not room enough to pass and that she
tOuCACd buC olttlA0 DOclb DclOIS Ullo Sidulc
touched her.
FAIR BELLIGERENTS.
The Captains and crews of these boats
were earnest in their claims, but their
earnestness was mild compared with the ex-
cited declarations of the ladies that sailed in
each They beseiged Com. Hone and each
poured her story of the affair into his ears,
and finally he concluded that the
only way to settle it was TO
let the ladies representing the
two boats have the hall upstairs to them
selves and he wished good luck to the side
that came out best in the ARRAY, but when
the officers of the boats made their state
ments he decided to let the matter rest until
meeting could be called and witnesses ex-
amlned; so the prize of the first class still
remains in the hands of the club awaiting
the decision. Meanwhile, Capt. j. H. Dews,
Of the Zinga, was escorted into the hail. and
Mr.. John s. Schley presented him the
pitcher he had won.
FROM WORK TO PLAY.
The Chance was left far behind in the
race, and after going partly over the course,
she was brought back 10 the club mouse and
anchored. The Vernon had the merrioSt
crew of all aboard. The boat was loaded
with young men and their fair companions,